Principal; Female; African American; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
Kate Hill Colson, was the oldest child born to John Henry and Rosetta Hill. After the Civil War they returned to Petersburg, and Miss Hill attended the St. Stephen's Normal School in Petersburg. She was one of the first African American school...
A group of sixth grade pupils about 1896. In the center of the group, standing in the doorway, may be seen the instructor, Miss Ellender Joseph, a Southern graduate, about 1889.
In 1897, Benson Library, Often Referred to as Benson #1, Was Completed and Made Possible By a Gift of $1,600.00 From Miss Mary Benson of Brooklyn, New York. This Building Was Constructed Under the Supervision of George E. Hayes, An Instructor In...
Alumni Publication; Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute
The journal was published by the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute Alumni Association. This was the first journal edited by a female, Miss Mabel A. Harris, a 1889 Normal School graduate.
Anna Laura Lindsay was the first member of the faculty to teach music at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. She came to the "institute" in 1899 and remained head of the Department for thirty-one years. She also served on the...
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
Cookery--Study and teaching--Louisiana; Home economics centers; Home economics students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
The girl's Industrial department generally produced more graduates [with the exception of the high school and grammar school sections of the school], the Cooking department from its beginning experienced rapid growth. The feasibility of a cooking...
Bennett Hall, A Dormitory For Women, Was Named In Memory Of Miss Bell H. Bennett; Name Changed To Harper House In 1962 And Served As A Dormitory For Men Until 1971. The Building Was Demolished In 1977.
Fisk Graduates at Virginia State; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
This class picture from Fisk University in 1915 shows two future faculty members at Virginia State University. On the first row, reading left to right, the third person is Felicia D. Anderson, who will write the words to the Alma Mater and also...
Fisk Graduates at Virginia State; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
In the middle of the top row, reading left to right, Johnella (Frazier) Jackson. Miss Frazier would join the faculty at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute in 1919 and would write the music for the university alma mater. In 1922 she...
Faculty Member; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Myra Hill Colson was a graduate of the Art Department of Cheyney Institute in Pennsylvania. She also earned a B.S. from Fisk University in 1915. She joined the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in the department of science in 1917. She...
Recreation; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
A group of young ladies enjoying themselves at the beach. Third from the right is Miss Amaza Meredith, who will establish the fine art department at Virginia State in 1935.
School Song; Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute
Composed in 1923 by Felicia D. Anderson, who wrote the words. Johnella Frazer Jackson composed the music. Both were graduates of Fisk University. Miss Anderson also was a 1912 graduate of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute now Virginia...
Mr. Charles H. Boyer Became the First Dean of Saint Augustine's College. Dean Boyer Brought Knowledge of the Classic, Greek, Latin, Religion and Music to the School. Professor Boyer Teaches Greek to Miss Sadie Delany in 1925.
The Graduating Class Of 1927. Photographed Are - Lovenia Wilson, Williams T. Dye, Marcus Ingram, Miss Jessie Hampton, Yewston N. Myers, Martrice M. Scott, Sr. And Joseph C. Dean.
The Graduating Class Of 1928. Photographed Are - Miss Rupert B. Blanchard, Alice Copeland, Edward Daniel Davis, Lola T. Cade, Charles Goode Gomillion, Robert Lucius Holsey, Eugene Demenelin, Samuel Armstrong Peters, Lucile Davis, Samuel Butler...
